Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 128

Yujing, Yaohua Palace.

Ten Niang's long hair is combed into a flowing cloud bun, with a crown of water and smoke on it, with a begonia bead flower embedded in the middle, long purple jade necklaces hanging down from both sides to her shoulders, and the bright jade moon is still hanging on her forehead. Cangshan jasper pendant, wearing a peacock-patterned skirt with blue cloud patterns and beads, and a nine-hole exquisite jade belt around the waist. Thin pearl tassels hang down on both sides of the jade belt, and the clouds and rain belts are held by both arms. It is one foot long, and it drags behind with the long skirt, adding a refreshing elegance to the richness and magnificence.

When Mrs. Huimin came in, she noticed that Shi Niang was looking through something carefully.That thin page is probably the confession presented by the previous palace attendant.She frowned slightly and looked at the big palace ladies following behind Shi Niang, as if accusing them of making the master overwork after pregnancy.Today she was wearing a light pink coat with two butterflies playing flowers, a peach brocade collar embroidered with finely divided plum blossoms, a bright red pleated silk skirt underneath, and a snow-white skirt around her waist. Brocade beaded ribbons, her hair was loosely pulled up, and a sapphire blue peacock hairpin was inserted obliquely in her hair. The fine pearl tassels swayed gently with her steps, like a lady painted on a painting. , dignified atmosphere without losing romance.

"See Mrs. Huimin, Mrs. Jin An." The voice of the big palace lady Huaping interrupted Ten Niang's attention on the evidence.She raised her head and smiled at Mrs. Hui Min, "Sister is in a good mood today. She didn't go to Concubine De's, but she came to my place."

Mrs. Huimin didn't cry out, but beat the kneeling palace man hard.

"My sister is ignorant, so are you ignorant too? This early stage of pregnancy is already dangerous, and your master worked hard a few days ago. It should be time for you to take good care of yourself. Seeing your master thinking, you don't know how to persuade him. It seems that you are really having a good time. It's been a long time, and I have forgotten the rules of this palace."

"Mrs. Hui, please calm down. This servant tried to persuade our wife, but she didn't listen." Huaping replied in a hurry. A few days ago, Mrs. Huimin had just punished the maid who assaulted the concubine Xian. She still remembered the bloody face of the maid .

"My servant is convicted, Madam calm down." Compared to Huaping's eagerness, Si Jin was much calmer.When Mrs. Huimin made trouble, she knew why she came.Presumably, he was dissatisfied with his master's swift and resolute actions a few days ago, and it was not good to confront him directly, so he took the servants like them first.

"Sister, it turned out that the younger sister didn't know the importance of the situation. It hurt the two girls. Forget it, I just don't look at it. Huaping, go to the small kitchen to see how Baoxia's sour plum cake and Bazhen crisp are doing, and bring them here Apologize to Mrs. Hui." Shi Niang blinked at Huaping, and Huaping hurriedly got up to do what the master asked.

"Si Jin, I went to look for your Aunt Ruomin and came back. Concubine De has her own imperial doctor from the imperial hospital to work on, and she can't intervene there. When I come back, I have something to tell her."

"Yes, master. I will go now, my servant." Si Jin bowed to Mrs. Hui Min and then retreated.

"You guys go down too, I will talk to Sister Hui for a while." Shi Niang waved her hand, and the palace servants in the hall retreated one by one.

"Sister Hui, my sister knows why you are here." Ten Niang put down the testimony in her hand, "My sister is here to ask why I didn't let Concubine De wake up, and secondly, to ask me why I didn't let Concubine De wake up. Tell the emperor privately. Three times, it is the death of the Daliu family. Sister, am I right?"

"Since my younger sister knows the reason for my visit, I also want to be a sensible person. Concubine De, has something happened? Why did Concubine De wake up so late? As for the emperor, my sister knows that he vomited blood and fell into a coma because of that matter, and is in danger. Now that Nanluo is fighting dangerously again, I am afraid that he is going to the front line to oversee the army with his sick body! My sister knows that all of your charges are all charges of deceiving the emperor. Why did my sister insist on going her own way and insist on finding out What happened to Yao'er back then?"

"Sister Hui, the two of us have known each other for more than ten years. You understood at the time how Shi Niang behaved in these ten years. I am not the person who doesn't care about the importance. Since the elder sister insists on an explanation, the younger sister is willing to help her. confused."

"Please, my sister would like to hear more about it." Chen Minxian sat slowly by Shi Niang's right hand, staring at her coldly.

"The matter of Concubine De is indeed as planned by you and me. Once Concubine De was confinement, Nalan couldn't help but do it, but in the middle, Daliu also participated. When they entered the palace, the first To fight with Bengong is to be suppressed by Concubine De. Bengong and the others have no ability to move, and now that Concubine De is trapped by Bengong, isn't it giving them a great opportunity?"

"Your sister is saying that the poisoning of Concubine De is real, and it's not just an act we planned earlier? Then why didn't you stop it?"

"Why should I stop? Concubine De has always thought that she is powerful and invincible in this inner palace for so many years. Isn't it good to teach her a lesson? Don't worry, sister. Although I really want to really ignore her, the second prince is still here. On the front line, I can't let the soldiers on the front line feel cold. It's just to teach her a little lesson. Before the people from Nalan's family and Liu's family attacked, people from my Xin department replaced Baimengsan."

"My younger sister can consider the overall situation and has a long-term perspective." Chen Shi did not relax. In her opinion, Du Shi has sometimes become incomprehensible to her over the years.If it weren't for the fact that I had secretly helped her several times back then and had a life-threatening friendship with her, I am afraid that if I really fell into her hands, I would end up in the same way.

"Your Majesty's will will follow Sister Lu back to the palace. When the time comes, waking up in front of the hospital bed after hearing the news, wouldn't it be more proof that Concubine De is infatuated with the emperor? And the vigor that was suppressed this time was bestowed by the emperor personally." Feng, it will rise back soon. At that time, our inner palace will be divided into three parts of the world, and we will not be dominated by one family like the emperor fears."

"Is the master going to seal the harem? At this juncture, I'm afraid it's inappropriate." Chen Minxian was somewhat puzzled by the emperor's actions.

"I heard that the second prince was very desperate on the front line. When the eight kings secretly returned to the capital, they confronted the king of Fengyang, defended the ten counties of Nanluo, and ensured the lives of the people. The king of Fengyang saw the situation and ordered the massacre Three cities, hit our morale."

"If it's for the second prince, it's reasonable to reward the concubine De." Chen Minxian frowned, "In this way, the second prince's bargaining chip will be increased instead."

"Sister, have you forgotten? In Los Angeles, Sister Lu should be rewarded for serving the Empress Dowager and the Empress. I'm afraid the emperor has made a plan early on. If you don't believe me, let's wait for Sister Lu to come back with the imperial decree."

"Sister, have you figured out a countermeasure? Concubine De and you are in an endless situation." Chen Minxian asked softly, no matter how annoyed that she did not discuss with him and acted privately and acted harshly, she would still care about her situation.

"Sister forgot, since I was pregnant, I have not been promoted to the throne. If I give birth to an imperial heir, whether the emperor will remember me or not, the Du family will not follow me."

"Sister mean? Then I congratulate my sister." Chen Minxian thought carefully, and had to say that Du's conjecture was indeed in line with the emperor's usual practice, and the ninth member of the Du family was participating in the battle in Fengyang. With the influence of the Du family in Nanluo, it will be a matter of time before the Du family becomes a concubine.

"As for the incident between the little Nalan family and the fourth prince, I deliberately reported it to His Majesty without telling my sister. It's because I know my sister too well, and my sister puts the emperor as the first consideration in everything. When my sister knew about it, although she was angry, But I was still thinking about the emperor's dragon body. That's why my younger sister didn't persuade my elder sister, but proposed to hide it from the emperor from the beginning. Only if I let my elder sister believe me, and then send a letter to the palace, my elder sister will not be suspicious."

"My sister is so scheming, but I didn't realize it at all. It was because the clan mansion brought people to escort the fourth prince away, only to realize that my sister had already reported the matter to the master."

"Sister, let me tell you something. In this harem, the emperor respects the empress the most, the elder sister trusts the most, and I indulge the most. Now the empress is not in the game, and she does not want to enter the game. My sister and I were As the master's best pawn, if we join forces to deceive the emperor, what do you think he will think?"

"I'm confused. Compared with the Fourth Prince and Nalan's, the betrayal of Ben Gong and his younger sister, who holds the Shubu and Xinbu, makes the emperor more sad." What Chen Minxian admires Du Shi the most is that as long as she doesn't get involved The third prince has always maintained his sobriety and duty.Not everyone can always be vigilant and unforgettable about the duty and clear cognition of being a pawn.

"As for Mrs. Liu, it is indeed suicide. She is not as arrogant as sister Nalan. She has always been tolerant and good at judging the situation. My sister will understand after thinking about the suicide note she left before she committed suicide." Ten Niang said He picked up the suicide note again and handed it to Chen Minxian.

"No need, I guessed it before. She will commit suicide. The only explanation is that she knew from the beginning to the end that the fourth prince had an affair with the little Nalan family. It can even be said that she helped the Liu family to give this plan to the public. It's perfect. It's not difficult to tease an ambitious adopted son a few times, and then push it secretly."

"Yes, so look at my sister. Although she was imprisoned in the cold palace, the Liu family can bite me back and suppress my Du family. Her news network was pulled out by me several times back then, but it is still developing. Soon. She chose to die on the [-]th because she knew about the failure of the fourth prince and the little Nalan family early in the morning. She wanted to save the Liu family with her own death. She also took this opportunity to tell the emperor that she knew about the fourth prince and the little Nalan family. The Liu family also knows that if the emperor insists on going his own way, then the rumors in the world will not be so easy to control. Before dying, being able to do this for the family is considered filial piety."

"Sister said, why doesn't this palace understand? What this palace doesn't understand is that since she is dead, the emperor will not continue to track her down. Why does my sister insist on biting her?"

"Sister, it's not my sister, I'm holding on to it. It's Yao'er who is coming back from the northwest. Tell me, does the child really mind what happened back then? I have to give the child an explanation. Second, our Trouble, I’m afraid it’s coming again. The Queen Mother and the Eldest Princess will return to Beijing with Sister Lu and the others in a few days. His Majesty’s secret order, the Yongshou Palace is closed, and the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess are under house arrest. He will be punished when he returns to Beijing. In addition, Ning Shuyuan worked hard for her married daughter, and she couldn't afford to be sick, so in order to avoid disturbing people in the harem, during Shuyuan's convalescence, Yikun Palace was closed."

"The Empress Dowager, the Eldest Princess, Ning's family, and the birth mother of the Ninth Prince who was given to death. The affairs of this palace are full of weirdness. Has my sister's person ever revealed the truth?" Chen Minxian always thinks of so much in the Buddhist hall, but always gives others The queen mother of invisible pressure.There was also the eldest princess Mu Jingqing, who had resentment before she got married and viciously killed her brother on the battlefield, couldn't help but get excited.

"When Sister Lu and Sister Ning return to Beijing, we are trying to find out what they say. No news from my side has yet come."

"It has to be like this. The court has been in a state of chaos these days. The eight kings took advantage of the death of the Liu family and the Nalan family to suppress most of the power of the Liu family and the Nalan family. The two families in the court were dismissed." There are countless officials, so turbulent, is there really no problem?"

"The former dynasty is a man's business. Let's just take care of our one-acre and three-point land. As for the turmoil and war, it's up to the men to worry about it. But my sister has to hurry up and find out the inner palace. Little Nalan's power, all..."

"Sister, don't worry, you don't need to show up for this matter. It's cheaper for me to do it, and it saves the palace people from arranging you to suppress the concubine who has a son."

"Sister is doing things, so my sister can rest assured. Sister Lu and the others are about to return to the palace, and the seventh and ninth princes should also come back. As for the prince, if my sister has plans, do it as soon as possible. The emperor is on the front line at the moment, and these things may be serious. I can't take care of it. If my sister wants to adopt a prince, my sister will naturally help you." Shi Niang thought for a while, and then said, it is not impossible to raise a prince for the Chen family. If the operation is good, it will be a help in the future.

"My sister's kindness, I appreciate it." Mrs. Chen shook her head when she thought of the reaction of the Chen family after she gave birth to a daughter, and the family's low-key and dedicated work style for the emperor these years.

"My sister really doesn't think about it anymore?"

"No, it's enough for me to have five girls. If there are too many girls, it's time to give birth to something I shouldn't have. The life is going well now, why bother to worry?" Chen Minxian looked at Shi Niang's belly enviously, " Not everyone has a good life for a younger sister. My older sister is content with having five daughters. In the future, there is nothing wrong with being with my younger sister in this palace."

"Then according to my sister, who is suitable for the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince?" The two princes are under three years old, and their biological mothers were gifted to death by the emperor. They are bound to be looking for adoptive mothers. Only a safe person can make the emperor feel at ease.

Moreover, these two milk babies are also hot potatoes. Both of their biological mothers died in adultery. The emperor may have doubts about their identities.It is also wise for the Chen family not to take over directly, but the two children still need to be under the care of her and the Chen family, so that the emperor can rest assured.

"Let's discuss it first. Maybe the emperor has ordered to find a good adoptive mother for the prince. There are three people from the fifth rank and above, my sister. The highest ranking is Jiang Chongyi from Chengqian Palace, followed by Xu Cai from my sister's palace." Ren and Gu Shuren from Yonghua Palace. All three of them entered the palace after the three-year general election of Xijia, and they are older than this palace. They are usually safe, they don't like to be showy, and they don't pick things up."

"I entered the palace in three years, and it has been more than 20 years now. My sister's palace and my palace's people are at ease. It's just that this little Nalan family was given to death after being captured and given a title. Jiang Chongyi's status is a bit high. But Gu Shu is a person who takes care of children alone, and she has no experience after all, so I don't feel at ease."

"Then according to my sister's meaning?" Chen Minxian knew the elegant meaning when she heard the string song, it was to help herself to ask for the custody of the prince.

"Sister, see if this is okay. Transfer Gu Shuren to my sister's palace to raise the seventh prince. Xu Cairen will raise the ninth prince, so I can be with this one in my stomach in the future. Transfer Jiang Chongyi to Yonghua Palace to be the master." It can be regarded as compensation for her dedication to serving her for so many years."

"Sister, I've gotten along for a while, maybe I can give Jiang a reliance." Chen Minxian is still willing to take care of Jiang in her palace.

"That's right, look at my sister's memory. If my sister doesn't say anything, I really don't think about it. Once Daliu's family dies, the Ninth Emperor's daughter will have to return to her biological mother. This Li's position will raise two children. After that, the Ninth Emperor's daughter Every year seems to be a year old, so I have to be taught by my mother."

Huimin's wife, Chen Minxian, continued, "In order to sympathize with Sister Li's fatigue, let her teach the Ninth Emperor Daughter carefully, and the Tenth Emperor Daughter should be taken care of by Jiang Chongyi."

The two smiled similarly, and the future of the young heirs was decided during the conversation, as well as the fate of these people in the future.

On September 24th of the [-]th year of Xijia, the virtuous concubine Lu led a trip to the palace and was ordered by Emperor Rui to welcome the Empress Dowager back to the palace.The queen didn't accompany her, but turned northward, and went to Ganye Temple to pray for the emperor and the frontline soldiers in person.

After Concubine Xian returned to Beijing, she could announce the three imperial decrees issued by the emperor.One is: Concubine Jin Xian is Mrs. Duanxian, and Concubine Jin De is Mrs. Dezhuang. Together with Mrs. Huimin, the two wives have the right to co-manage the six palaces, and cooperate with Mrs. Shujia to control the harem.The second is: the candidates for the adoptive mothers of the Seventh Prince and Ninth Prince are handed over to Mrs. Shujia and Mrs. Huimin for discussion before making a decision.Three: Mrs. Zhun Shujia played a thorough investigation into the matter of the third prince's fall from the horse. After finding out the truth, the wife can deal with the real culprit by herself.

On the same day, Prince Muyao of Liangjun, who was married to the Kunsang Grassland in the northwest, returned to Beijing.

(End of this chapter)